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Orozco, Norma <br />From: <br />Chris S < <br />Sent: <br />Tuesday, September 04, 2018 9:35 AM <br />To: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Subject: <br />Re: Sec. 41-1201 Maximum of 200 beds at emergency homeless shelter <br />Attachments: <br />MOU_STAFF REPORT.pdf; Occupancy Standard.jpg; Sec. 41-1201.jpg <br />Categories: Correspondence <br />Steven Mendoza, Executive Director Community Development Agency <br />Is there a reason you did not personally sign the attached Staff Report for the Memorandum of Understanding between <br />the city of Santa Ana and County of Orange to create a 600 -bed shelter in our city? <br />I understand you recently started working for our city in the Community Development Agency, so I wanted to take this <br />opportunity to remind you about the SB2 Zoning process we as a community participated in back in 2013. The city held <br />several community meetings where Santa Ana residents gave input to help draft an ordinance to zone an SB2 <br />Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing area in our city: <br />Through a collaborative effort, the City has adopted a new ordinance to help address homeless needs in Santa <br />Ana. This ordinance is in response to Senate Bill 2, requiring all communities in California to identify at least one <br />zone where emergency shelters can be allowed by right as well as residential zones to allow <br />Transitional/Supportive Housing opportunities. <br />The information about all these meetings and presentations shown can be found on the city's website: <br />http://www.ci.santa-ana.ca.us/pba/planning/EmergencySheiter0rdinance asp <br />It appears you did not personally sign the Staff Report for the proposed Memorandum of Understanding between the <br />city of Santa Ana and County of Orange to open a new 600 -bed homeless shelter in our city. This proposed 600 -bed <br />shelter goes directly against what we as a city agreed upon and adopted an ordinance on in 2013. <br />I believe you are a Santa Ana resident, so I'm sure you can understand our frustration when our own city goes against <br />what we've already agreed to several years ago. All parties agreed that 200 beds would be the maximum allowed under <br />our city's ordinance. <br />101 <br />